Artefacts

Reference record. Grenoble 1968, winner's medal, bronze.

Physical description

Medal with belly strap and ribbon in Olympic colours. Obverse: emblem of the Games and caption: "Xth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES ; GRENOBLE 1968". Reverse: Pictogram of the sport and caption at the base with its name. Edge: Name of the event in caption and hallmark: (horn of plenty) which is that of the manufacturer followed by the mention "BR".

Created

Created: Roger EXCOFFON Created: Monnaie de Paris

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

ø 6 x 9.3 x 0.5 cm, Longueur du ruban 46 cm, Poids avec le ruban 110 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. GREENSFELDER, Jim. VORONTSOV, Oleg. LALLY, Jim.. Olympic Medals, A Reference Guide. Saratoga : GVL Enterprises, 1998. Xe Jeux Olympiques d'hiver Grenoble 1968 : Rapport officiel., Grenoble (?): Edipress, 1969. GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les médailles des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de Chamonix 1924 à Beijing 2022. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2022 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Winter Games Medals from Chamonix 1924 to Beijing 2022. 2022

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

140305

Keywords

victory Grenoble 1968, Olympic Winter Games Olympic emblem Pictogram